ITECH Lyon

School Description

ITECH-Lyon has been training Engineers, for more than a century, in the fields of materials (plastics, textile composites), chemistry (paints-inks-adhesives), cosmetics and leather-shoes-leather goods. ITECH-Lyon is a private school created by professionals and supported by professional associations and organisations. International is at the core of ITECH-Lyon that develops its presence and exchanges all over the world (from USA to China as well as Europe).

If Teaching is the first vocation of ITECH-Lyon, research and innovation are its stronghold. These translate through strong partnerships in the fields of research and development at regional, national and European.

Unique and different

The Institut Textile et Chimique de Lyon (Lyon Textile and Chemical Institute) is the only engineering school directly descended from the textile, leather and chemistry schools founded by professionals in Lyon more than a century ago.
ITECH-Lyon trains engineers in plastics, textiles, composites and chemistry by examining paints, inks, adhesives, cosmetics, leather and its uses (footwear, leather goods). With associative status, ITECH-Lyon is a Grande Ecole created and backed by professional unions and companies.

In addition to its main engineering course, ITECH-Lyon offers courses from undergraduate to postgraduate level: BTS (Brevet de technicien supérieur - higher vocational training certificate), professional degree (jointly awarded by the Université Claude Bernard), Post Premier Cycle (postgraduate) and Specialist Masters (Conférence des Grandes Ecoles seal of approval.
ITECH Lyon is strengthening its worldwide presence and international exchanges (from the USA to China, as well as Europe).

Though Education is ITECH-Lyon’s primary vocation, industrial relations feature amongst its strengths. These lead to the creation of strong partnerships in the fields of research and development both regionally, nationally and throughout Europe but also in continuing professional, graduate and non-graduate education.

ITECH-Lyon and its subsidiary, ITECH Entreprises, make their full range of technical and human resources available to companies, by way of various forms of contracts.

These services include research projects of one or more years in collaboration with universities, industrial studies, analyses, trials, consultancy, rental of equipment including possible staff secondment (full-time research professors) and vocational training.

ITECH, more than an institute... a hundred-year-old institution.

ITECH was born in 1988 from the merger of ESITL and EFT, two higher education schools founded by professionals.

ESITL (Lyon Higher School of the Textile Industries) was founded in 1840, the embodiment of the exceptional tradition of Lyon’s silk industry.

EFT (French Tanning School), founded in 1899, is a branch of the University of Lyon’s Industrial Chemistry Institute, that firstly specialised in Leather before branching out into Plastics Engineering (with the CNAM) before adding a Paints, Inks and Adhesives department in 1969 and subsequently becoming ESCEPEA (Higher School of Leather and Paints, Inks and Adhesives) in 1983.

Its merger with ESITL in 1988 saw the creation of ITECH and lead to the creation of a Textile department.

ITECH, which inherited the professional expertise of both its parent schools, successfully employed the complementary nature of their teachings and the close relations they had always maintained with the world of business. In addition to these assets, ITECH offers progressive education, as its courses systematically incorporate new machines and technological developments.

ITECH-Lyon was founded with the aim of combining 4 professional fields into a single course of study focusing on "polymer materials and coatings": formulation chemistry, plastics engineering, leather and textiles.

ITECH-Lyon trains engineers in the fields of polymers and their applications, particularly plastics, textiles, composites and chemistry (covering paints, inks, adhesives and cosmetics), as well as leather and its uses (footwear, leather goods). ITECH-Lyon is a private association and a State-accredited Grande Ecole, created and supported by professional unions and companies.
ITECH Lyon strengthens its worldwide presence and international exchanges through its privileged academic and industrial contracts.

Innovation is ITECH-Lyon's motto, which it applies to both its courses and Research & Development. So as to respond to current trends in society (sustainable development, inclusion of sensory properties, etc...), ITECH-Lyon is expanding its research activities and optimising the management of its resources, increasing the potential for cross-disciplinary application of its subjects. The PFEL (Polymer Functionalisation Engineering Laboratory) is where this "cross fertilisation" takes place.
ITECH-Lyon has developed strong regional, national and European R&D partnerships.

Polymer Sciences

: Nowadays it’s all about polymers!

The field represents modern science par excellence, as direct applications of polymers are present in our day to day lives: leather products in the luxury industry, helicopter blades, anti-UV inks, all-terrain and all-weather clothing, bicycle frames made of composite materials, new anti-allergic textile products... all of which come into existence through the creativity of engineers.

Synthesizing and handling polymers requires a strong scientific training (in chemistry, mechanics,...). However, developing applications is a matter of taste and passion.

ITECH Lyon Engineering School, which specializes in leather products, textile and plastic materials, and formulated chemistry products (paints, inks, adhesives, cosmetics,...), has made science and in particular polymer science, the core of its education. Its specialities, often complementing each other, have aided in the advancement of polymer sciences which is in constant scientific and economic development.

The Engineering program

This training relies on 2 principle scientific fields: chemistry and physic-mechanics. Basic knowledge is developed in 1st year in order to prepare the students for their major. Education at ITECH focuses around polymer sciences. ITECH engineers assert their skills in this field throughout their careers with their choice of major helps them to find their first job with ease.

On top of technical and scientific skills, ITECH allows its pupils to reveal and develop their social skills with economical and social sciences, and many presentations.

ITECH’s Engineering Degree is the equivalent of a “Master’s Degree” for those interested in following a career outside of France.

Unique and Different

ITECH trains engineers in 3 years. The type of education offered is:

Regular student status

Apprenticeship status (alternating courses at school and work in a company over the 3 years)

Students following the regular course choose one of the 4 majors offered after their 1st year:

Formulation Chemistry: Paints, Inks, Adhesives and Cosmetics

Plastic Materials

Textile Materials

Leather

ITECH is a member of the Conference des Grandes Ecoles and its degree in chemical engineering (Master’s degree) is accredited by the CTI (Comission des Titres d’Ingénieurs).

A dynamic interaction

ITECH was created by professionals and is anchored in an industrial environment which is constantly changing. For this reason, professional syndicates and industrialists in each field (paints, inks, cosmetics, plastics, leather, and textile) sit on the Board of Directors of the Institute.

The school takes into account the expertise of these respective syndicates in order to update and refine the orientations of the programs taught. The relations that are forged with the firms contribute in promoting the adaptability of the future engineer (Conferences, information days, professional forums...).

This is case of a new program which was opened in 2014. In order to satisfy the demand for paint engineers needed over next decade, ITECH launched the European School of Formulation Chemistry. All courses are taught in English in order to attract European Bachelor students towards this major which in high demand in the paint sector.

Rigorous creativity

Like any science, advances in the fields of polymers are based on the creativity of the researchers and engineers that practise the discipline.

The ITECH student must be creative as the science and technology which is at his or her disposal is constantly evolving. This characteristic is taking into account in the teaching at ITECH. Multidisciplinary constitutes on its own a certain guarantee in integrating the working environment. But in order to encourage the creative side of the student, ITECH organizes at the end of the 3 year course, Proj’ITECH, a gathering which allows students to present their final year project work in front of researchers, heads of R&D departments and industrialists.

Hands on training

ITECH is adamant in supplying students with a strong professional experience. On top of a multidisciplinary teaching, the institute adds a 10 month minimum of mandatory internships in companies for the regular status students.

Regular status

End of 1st year: International experience - minimum 6 weeks
This international experience is prepared in advance in terms of an intercultural approach and the expectations regarding the content of the report are fully defined. This is an individual review of each student’s experience and acts as a basis for reflection during the intercultural lessons the following term.

End of 2nd year: Engineering placement - minimum 8 weeks
Practical application with privileged trainee status allows students to come face to face with the realities of corporate life and become acquainted with companies’ material, economic and human requirements.

End of 3rd year: Final year project - maximum 6 months
This is a project generally entrusted to young engineers. Students demonstrate that they are capable of acting autonomously and tackling complex subjects in situations that can, at times, prove complex. The project involves a minimum 5-month placement with a company or laboratory either in France or abroad.

Optional 1-year work placement (between 2nd and 3rd year)
Students can, if they wish, complete a 1-year work placement with a company or foreign laboratory but are required to spend at least 6 months abroad. In fact, an extended stay outside France is always highly beneficial and leads students to thoroughly think through their career plan.

Jobs and Employment

Half of ITECH graduates sign their contract before their degree has been delivered.
After 6 months, more than 90 % of the graduates are hired.

ITECH Career Counselling Service has been helping graduates with employment for more than 25 years.
It accompanies students in their search for a professional project and vocation, working closely with a professional counsellor and a work psychologist.
On an average basis, we have 300 offers directly addressed to ITECH and screened each year by the Career Counselling Service: 60 % for Engineers and specialized Masters, 40 % for technicians.

ITECH ENTREPRISES: The expertise of a “Grande Ecole” put to industrial use.

ITECH-Lyon and its subsidiary, ITECH Entreprises, make their full range of technical and human resources available to companies via various forms of contracts.
These services include Research (CIFRE [industrial research training agreements], Studies...), R&D, analysis and trials, consultancy, expertise, audits, rental of equipment with possible staff secondment (full-time research professors) and continuous vocational training.

Skill platforms

All ITECH-Lyon's skill platforms posses the resources required to process and treat surfaces on a pilot scale, available to companies under various schemes.

Formulation chemistry (paints, inks, adhesives, cosmetics, etc...)

Plastics

Textiles

Leather

Analytical laboratory

This school offers programs in:

English

French

Students & Campus

Serving the Students

ITECH’s premises are situated in the Campus Ouest of Lyon (5000m²) and also in Roanne (2000m²), 1 hour outside Lyon, for the textile material specialization.

These premises are made up of rooms equipped with audio-visual equipment, a 150 person capacity amphitheatre, chemistry laboratories (polymers, analytical, microbiology, material ageing...) and technology platforms dedicated to industrial application taught at the school.
Wi-fi access is available in all rooms and a computer room is available for students. A student union and sports organisation is also available.
Please come visit the school by appointment or during the Open Days in December and March.

The Region

Lyon is located in the south-east of France, on the confluence of the Rhône and the Saône Rivers. It stands on a geographical crossroads, to the North of the natural corridor of the Rhône valley (which stretches from Lyon to Marseille). With the Lyon-Saint Exupéry international airport and three TGV high-speed train stations, Lyon is connected to all major European cities and the world! Lyon is only 2 hours by TGV to Paris and 1hr40 to Marseille and the Mediterranean. If it's mountains you prefer, the Alps are a mere 90 minutes away by car, the Massif Central only 30 minutes away.

Historically, Lyon is an industrial city and therefore houses many petrochemical industries along the Saône and Rhône Rivers, in the so-called ‘chemistry corridor’.
Lyon is also the city with the second largest number of students in France, with three universities and many engineering schools.

In terms of its population, it’s the 3rd biggest city in France, with over 470,000 inhabitants, and the second largest agglomeration after Paris (2 million inhabitants).

This school also offers:

Master

As of 2014, ITECH now offers to French and foreign students to follow the Formulation Chemistry major in English. with scholarships to win.
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ITECH LYON : European School of Formulation Chemistry
A unique engineering program in English
ITECH and CEPE (European Council for Paints, printing inks and art color industries) are offering the NEW European Master program for paints and inks (Engineering degree).
The Formulation Chemistry major offered by ITECH Lyon covers many aspects of polymer sciences in order to produce complex combinations applied to the fields of paints, inks, adhesives, cosmetics and many other formulated products. Along with basic chemistry and physics, practical knowledge, and business and management skills, the whole makes for a degree in high demand for the paint industry, which shows promising career opportunities for young engineers.
3 year taught Master of Engineering program (100% English)
1.5 year foundation course covering general chemistry and Polymer sciences, including a 2 to 3 month summer internship
1.5 year “Dual Courses”: specialization in formulation chemistry (specific raw materials, colloïds, physico-chemistry, formulation techniques…) Formulation, applications, quality, controls. Including 9 months in total in a company
Human, economic and social sciences are taught during the 3 years. Minimum 11 months practical work in a company
Formulation Chemistry allows to make complex polymer combinations in order to create adhesives, inks, paints or cosmetics.
Adhesives, which are always invisible yet present, don’t just limit themselves to the general public: they are indispensable in many different fields such as furnishing, medical prosthetics, bridges, airplane structures, domestic appliances...
Inks are everywhere: in printing of course, but also in packaging, electronic appliances...
Paints must combine many different qualities: impermeable and decorative for walls, non-toxic for food, and furniture, complex for aeronautics...
Cosmetics, which have been around since time and memorial, bring together extremely rigorous sanitary constraints which demand a thorough knowledge of the chemistry and polymers for anyone dealing with the domain.
Work opportunities for engineers in formulation chemistry are very vast:
Uphill: in chemical product firms
Conception and fabrication
Downhill: industries using the products
New European School - Formulation Chemistry major in English: Paints
As of 2014, ITECH now offers to French and foreign students to follow the Formulation Chemistry major in English. This program focuses heavily on the paint industry, which supports it and allows students to do internships in the companies participating in order for them to discover a dynamic industry with a lot of career opportunities.
Admission for Students outside France
1st year admission:
Graduate studies in chemistry (Bachelor’s degree or equivalent , 180 ECTS)
A satisfying level in English: B2 CERF + interview with ITECH
2nd year admission:
1 year of postgraduate studies completed (M1 or equivalent, 240 ECTS)
Tuition fees
Tuition fees for the European Section are 6 5000€/year.
Scholarships are available for a number of students. These cover tuition fees and a sponsor company in the paint industry takes the student on for the 3 internships.
Hands-on training
ITECH is adamant in supplying students with a strong professional experience. On top of a multidisciplinary teaching, the institute adds a 10 month minimum of mandatory internships in companies for the regular status students.
End of 1st year: International experience - minimum 6 weeks
This international experience is prepared in advance in terms of an intercultural approach and the expectations regarding the content of the report are fully defined. This is an individual review of each student’s experience and acts as a basis for reflection during the intercultural lessons the following term.
End of 2nd year: Engineering placement - minimum 8 weeks
Practical application with privileged trainee status allows students to come face to face with the realities of corporate life and become acquainted with companies’ material, economic and human requirements.
End of 3rd year: Final year project - maximum 6 months
This is a project generally entrusted to young engineers. Students demonstrate that they are capable of acting autonomously and tackling complex subjects in situations that can, at times, prove complex. The project involves a minimum 5-month placement with a company or laboratory either in France or abroad.
The Region
Lyon is located in the south-east of France, on the confluence of the Rhône and the Saône Rivers. It stands on a geographical crossroads, to the North of the natural corridor of the Rhône valley (which stretches from Lyon to Marseille).
With the Lyon-Saint Exupéry international airport and three TGV high-speed train stations, Lyon is connected to all major European cities and the world!
Lyon is only 2 hours by TGV to Paris and 1hr40 to Marseille and the Mediterranean.
If it's mountains you prefer, the Alps are a mere 90 minutes away by car, the Massif Central only 30 minutes away.
Historically, Lyon is an industrial city and therefore houses many petrochemical industries along the Saône and Rhône Rivers, in the so-called ‘chemistry corridor’.
Lyon is also the city with the second largest number of students in France, with three universities and many engineering schools.
In terms of its population, it’s the 3rd biggest city in France, with over 470,000 inhabitants, and the second largest agglomeration after Paris (2 million inhabitants).
If you have a Bachelor’s in Chemistry, or equivalent, you can apply for this new programme with the possibility of having your tuition fees and internships covered by a sponsored company in the paint industry.
The group of students starting in 2015/2016 school year have full scholarship coverage for the 3 years at ITECH.
Paint companies and associations sponsoring tuition fees and internships in their facilities this year for students are:
Akzo Nobel (HQ in Europe: The Netherlands)
Allios (France)
BASF (Germany)
Beckers (France)
Blanchon (France)
Helios (Austria)
PPG (HQ in Europe: Switzerland)
Examples of Formulation Chemistry Master’s projects in Paints - 2014
Pierre Alusson
“Formulated a monolayer hydrodilutable monocomponent paint for the protection of sub-frames, bogies and railway axles” – Mader
Laurie Calatayud
“Developed and adapted aqueous phases interior paints in order to meet current demands and future regulations (emissions, eco-labels, sustainable development, ...).” – Materis Paint Research & Industries
Audrey Dutkiewicz
“Elaborated an ink jet formulation for decoration on plastic interiors of vehicles. Helped the head of project in finding the right partners, in developing and putting together the right process.” – Visteon Interior Systems
Perrine Engel
“Elaborated chrome free passivation of tinplates. Investigated the properties of chrome free passivation in comparison to adequate chrome treated substrate used in the canning industry.” - PPG Deutchland Business Support GMBH
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Formulation Chemistry allows to make complex polymer combinations in order to create adhesives, inks, paints or cosmetics.
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Formulation Chemistry allows to make complex polymer combinations in order to create adhesives, inks, paints or cosmetics.
Adhesives, which are always invisible yet present, don’t just limit themselves to the general public: they are indispensable in many different fields such as furnishing, medical prosthetics, bridges, airplane structures, domestic appliances...
Inks are everywhere: in printing of course, but also in packaging, electronic appliances...
Paints must combine many different qualities: impermeable and decorative for walls, non-toxic for food, and furniture, complex for aeronautics...
Cosmetics, which have been around since time and memorial, bring together extremely rigorous sanitary constraints which demand a thorough knowledge of the chemistry and polymers for anyone dealing with the domain.
Work opportunities for engineers in formulation chemistry are very vast:
Uphill: in chemical product firms
Conception and fabrication
Downhill: industries using the products
Admission for Students outside France
1st year admission:
Graduate studies in chemistry (Bachelor’s degree or equivalent , 180 ECTS)
A satisfying level in French: B2 CERF + interview with ITECH
2nd year admission:
1 year of postgraduate studies completed (M1 or equivalent, 240 ECTS)
How to apply?
Visit and register at inscription.itech.fr (for EU students)
Or
Apply through Campus France site (CEF procedures)
For countries which do not have CEF procedures with France, you must do an Application for Preliminary Admission (DAP) to the cultural service of the French embassy in your country of residence.
Tuition fees
Tuition fees for the French Section are 6 500€/year.
Hands on training
ITECH is adamant in supplying students with a strong professional experience. On top of a multidisciplinary teaching, the institute adds a 10 month minimum of mandatory internships in companies for the regular status students.
End of 1st year: International experience - minimum 6 weeks
This international experience is prepared in advance in terms of an intercultural approach and the expectations regarding the content of the report are fully defined. This is an individual review of each student’s experience and acts as a basis for reflection during the intercultural lessons the following term.
End of 2nd year: Engineering placement - minimum 8 weeks
Practical application with privileged trainee status allows students to come face to face with the realities of corporate life and become acquainted with companies’ material, economic and human requirements.
End of 3rd year: Final year project - maximum 6 months
This is a project generally entrusted to young engineers. Students demonstrate that they are capable of acting autonomously and tackling complex subjects in situations that can, at times, prove complex. The project involves a minimum 5-month placement with a company or laboratory either in France or abroad.
The Region
Lyon is located in the south-east of France, on the confluence of the Rhône and the Saône Rivers. It stands on a geographical crossroads, to the North of the natural corridor of the Rhône valley (which stretches from Lyon to Marseille). With the Lyon-Saint Exupéry international airport and three TGV high-speed train stations, Lyon is connected to all major European cities and the world! Lyon is only 2 hours by TGV to Paris and 1hr40 to Marseille and the Mediterranean. If it's mountains you prefer, the Alps are a mere 90 minutes away by car, the Massif Central only 30 minutes away.
Historically, Lyon is an industrial city and therefore houses many petrochemical industries along the Saône and Rhône Rivers, in the so-called ‘chemistry corridor’.
Lyon is also the city with the second largest number of students in France, with three universities and many engineering schools.
In terms of its population, it’s the 3rd biggest city in France, with over 470,000 inhabitants, and the second largest agglomeration after Paris (2 million inhabitants).
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ITECH leather engineers work for large chemistry product firms, in tanneries and taweries and for the users: leather shops, shoe makers...
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ITECH is the only institution in world that offers an engineering degree in leather that suits the industry in all its aspects. The leather engineer’s job involves the transformation of raw skin into leather by supplying it with main parts of its added value. Practical workshops are essential and dominant in this major. There’re many qualities that are required: observation, touch, practical knowledge, rigor, esthetical.
ITECH leather engineers work for large chemistry product firms, in tanneries and taweries and for the users: leather shops, shoe makers...
The leather market spreads worldwide and also requires extreme mobility, polyvalence and adaptability.
Admission for Students outside France
1st year admission:
Graduate studies in chemistry (Bachelor’s degree or equivalent , 180 ECTS)
A satisfying level in French: B2 CERF + interview with ITECH
2nd year admission:
1 year of postgraduate studies completed (M1 or equivalent, 240 ECTS)
How to apply?
Visit and register at inscription.itech.fr (for EU students)
Or
Apply through Campus France site (CEF procedures):
For countries which do not have CEF procedures with France, you must do an Application for Preliminary Admission (DAP) to the cultural service of the French embassy in your country of residence.
Please visit www.campusfrance.org/en/applying-other-countries for details.
Tuition fees
Tuition fees for the French Section are 6 500€/year.
Hands on training
ITECH is adamant in supplying students with a strong professional experience. On top of a multidisciplinary teaching, the institute adds a 10 month minimum of mandatory internships in companies for the regular status students.
End of 1st year: International experience - minimum 6 weeks
This international experience is prepared in advance in terms of an intercultural approach and the expectations regarding the content of the report are fully defined. This is an individual review of each student’s experience and acts as a basis for reflection during the intercultural lessons the following term.
End of 2nd year: Engineering placement - minimum 8 weeks
Practical application with privileged trainee status allows students to come face to face with the realities of corporate life and become acquainted with companies’ material, economic and human requirements.
End of 3rd year: Final year project - maximum 6 months
This is a project generally entrusted to young engineers. Students demonstrate that they are capable of acting autonomously and tackling complex subjects in situations that can, at times, prove complex. The project involves a minimum 5-month placement with a company or laboratory either in France or abroad.
The Region
Lyon is located in the south-east of France, on the confluence of the Rhône and the Saône Rivers. It stands on a geographical crossroads, to the North of the natural corridor of the Rhône valley (which stretches from Lyon to Marseille). With the Lyon-Saint Exupéry international airport and three TGV high-speed train stations, Lyon is connected to all major European cities and the world! Lyon is only 2 hours by TGV to Paris and 1hr40 to Marseille and the Mediterranean. If it's mountains you prefer, the Alps are a mere 90 minutes away by car, the Massif Central only 30 minutes away.
Historically, Lyon is an industrial city and therefore houses many petrochemical industries along the Saône and Rhône Rivers, in the so-called ‘chemistry corridor’.
Lyon is also the city with the second largest number of students in France, with three universities and many engineering schools.
In terms of its population, it’s the 3rd biggest city in France, with over 470,000 inhabitants, and the second largest agglomeration after Paris (2 million inhabitants).
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ITECH engineers distinguish themselves from those of other chemistry schools through advances in the manufacturing of plastic materials, on top of fundamental knowledge.
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ITECH engineers distinguish themselves from those of other chemistry schools through advances in the manufacturing of plastic materials, on top of fundamental knowledge. ITECH plastic manufacturing engineers complement their speciality with aspects of the other majors: coating different plastic materials (Formulation Chemistry); composite materials used in transport, sports and leisure, and geo-textiles (Textile Materials). From hygiene to aeronautics, automotive to sports, many sectors make use of plastic manufacturing engineers who can work as much with raw material suppliers, as with “formulators”.
Admission for Students outside France
1st year admission:
Graduate studies in chemistry (Bachelor’s degree or equivalent , 180 ECTS)
A satisfying level in English: B2 CERF + interview with ITECH
2nd year admission:
1 year of postgraduate studies completed (M1 or equivalent, 240 ECTS)
How to apply?
Visit and register at inscription.itech.fr (for EU students)
Or
Apply through Campus France site (CEF procedures).
For countries which do not have CEF procedures with France, you must do an Application for Preliminary Admission (DAP) to the cultural service of the French embassy in your country of residence.
Tuition fees
Tuition fees for the English Section are 6 500€/year.
Hands on training
ITECH is adamant in supplying students with a strong professional experience. On top of a multidisciplinary teaching, the institute adds a 10 month minimum of mandatory internships in companies for the regular status students.
End of 1st year: International experience - minimum 6 weeks
This international experience is prepared in advance in terms of an intercultural approach and the expectations regarding the content of the report are fully defined. This is an individual review of each student’s experience and acts as a basis for reflection during the intercultural lessons the following term.
End of 2nd year: Engineering placement - minimum 8 weeks
Practical application with privileged trainee status allows students to come face to face with the realities of corporate life and become acquainted with companies’ material, economic and human requirements.
End of 3rd year: Final year project - maximum 6 months
This is a project generally entrusted to young engineers. Students demonstrate that they are capable of acting autonomously and tackling complex subjects in situations that can, at times, prove complex. The project involves a minimum 5-month placement with a company or laboratory either in France or abroad.
The Region
Lyon is located in the south-east of France, on the confluence of the Rhône and the Saône Rivers. It stands on a geographical crossroads, to the North of the natural corridor of the Rhône valley (which stretches from Lyon to Marseille). With the Lyon-Saint Exupéry international airport and three TGV high-speed train stations, Lyon is connected to all major European cities and the world! Lyon is only 2 hours by TGV to Paris and 1hr40 to Marseille and the Mediterranean. If it's mountains you prefer, the Alps are a mere 90 minutes away by car, the Massif Central only 30 minutes away.
Historically, Lyon is an industrial city and therefore houses many petrochemical industries along the Saône and Rhône Rivers, in the so-called ‘chemistry corridor’.
Lyon is also the city with the second largest number of students in France, with three universities and many engineering schools.
In terms of its population, it’s the 3rd biggest city in France, with over 470,000 inhabitants, and the second largest agglomeration after Paris (2 million inhabitants).
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ITECH textile manufacturing engineers cover the many upstream industries involved in the making of textile materials, as well as the different application sectors: medical, building and civil engineering, sport equipment, automotive, aeronautical, furnishing and... clothing.
He/she follows the development of the products, from management to the organisation of production.
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ITECH textile manufacturing engineers cover the many upstream industries involved in the making of textile materials, as well as the different application sectors: medical, building and civil engineering, sport equipment, automotive, aeronautical, furnishing and... clothing.
He/she follows the development of the products, from management to the organisation of production.
Courses over the 3 years take place on 2 different sites of ITECH: on the main campus in Lyon, and in Roanne (1h15 from Lyon) where the Textile Department is located.
New Textile Engineering in English
Following the success of the Formulation Chemistry major in 2014, the European Section is opening up its teaching of English courses to the Plastic and Textile departments for the 2016/2017 school year.
Students will be able to follow a core curriculum of 3 semesters at ITECH Lyon focusing on Polymer Science and Physical-Chemistry in order to prepare them for 2 semesters of specialization in Textile Engineering at ITECH Roanne (1h15).
The Textile Engineering course allows pupils to gain valuable knowledge in theoretical and practical work in regards to all aspects of the textile industry:
Working with raw materials (cotton, silk, synthetic polymers...)
Spinning and twisting technology
Weaving and knitting machinery and confectioning
Computer Added Designing: apparel, upholstery and technical textiles
Finishing and analysing (colorimetry, printing, dyeing..
.)
Admission for Students outside France
1st year admission: Graduate studies in chemistry (Bachelor’s degree or equivalent , 180 ECTS) A satisfying level in English: B2 CERF level + interview with ITECH
How to apply?
Visit and register at inscription.itech.fr (for EU students) Or Apply through Campus France site (CEF procedures).
For countries which do not have CEF procedures with France, you must do an Application for Preliminary Admission (DAP) to the cultural service of the French embassy in your country of residence.
Tuition fees
Tuition fees are 6 500€/year.
Hands on training
ITECH is adamant in supplying students with a strong professional experience. On top of a multidisciplinary teaching, the institute adds a 10 month minimum of mandatory internships in companies for the regular status students.
End of 1st year: International experience - minimum 6 weeks
This international experience is prepared in advance in terms of an intercultural approach and the expectations regarding the content of the report are fully defined. This is an individual review of each student’s experience and acts as a basis for reflection during the intercultural lessons the following term.
End of 2nd year: Engineering placement - minimum 8 weeks
Practical application with privileged trainee status allows students to come face to face with the realities of corporate life and become acquainted with companies’ material, economic and human requirements.
End of 3rd year: Final year project - maximum 6 months
This is a project generally entrusted to young engineers. Students demonstrate that they are capable of acting autonomously and tackling complex subjects in situations that can, at times, prove complex. The project involves a minimum 5-month placement with a company or laboratory either in France or abroad.
The Region: Rhône-Alpes
Lyon is located in the south-east of France, on the confluence of the Rhône and the Saône Rivers. It stands on a geographical crossroads, to the North of the natural corridor of the Rhône valley (which stretches from Lyon to Marseille). With the Lyon-Saint Exupéry international airport and three TGV high-speed train stations, Lyon is connected to all major European cities and the world! Lyon is only 2 hours by TGV to Paris and 1hr40 to Marseille and the Mediterranean. If it's mountains you prefer, the Alps are a mere 90 minutes away by car, the Massif Central only 30 minutes away.
Roanne is a located in the Loire county,1h15 from Lyon, in the heart of the mountainous Massif Central region. A small quiet city, it is home to a large Textile Industry and caters to student life (around 1600 students/year).
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ITECH textile manufacturing engineers cover the many upstream industries involved in the making of textile materials, as well as the different application sectors: medical, building and civil engineering, sport equipment, automotive, aeronautical, furnishing and... clothing.
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ITECH textile manufacturing engineers cover the many upstream industries involved in the making of textile materials, as well as the different application sectors: medical, building and civil engineering, sport equipment, automotive, aeronautical, furnishing and... clothing.
He/she follows the development of the products, from management to the organisation of production.
Admission for Students outside France
1st year admission:
Graduate studies in chemistry (Bachelor’s degree or equivalent , 180 ECTS)
A satisfying level in French: B2 CERF + interview with ITECH
2nd year admission:
1 year of postgraduate studies completed (M1 or equivalent, 240 ECTS)
How to apply?
Visit and register at inscription.itech.fr (for EU students)
Or
Apply through Campus France site (CEF procedures)for non-EU students
For countries which do not have CEF procedures with France, you must do an Application for Preliminary Admission (DAP) to the cultural service of the French embassy in your country of residence.
Tuition fees
Tuition fees for the French Section are 6 500€/year.
Hands on training
ITECH is adamant in supplying students with a strong professional experience. On top of a multidisciplinary teaching, the institute adds a 10 month minimum of mandatory internships in companies for the regular status students.
End of 1st year: International experience - minimum 6 weeks
This international experience is prepared in advance in terms of an intercultural approach and the expectations regarding the content of the report are fully defined. This is an individual review of each student’s experience and acts as a basis for reflection during the intercultural lessons the following term.
End of 2nd year: Engineering placement - minimum 8 weeks
Practical application with privileged trainee status allows students to come face to face with the realities of corporate life and become acquainted with companies’ material, economic and human requirements.
End of 3rd year: Final year project - maximum 6 months
This is a project generally entrusted to young engineers. Students demonstrate that they are capable of acting autonomously and tackling complex subjects in situations that can, at times, prove complex. The project involves a minimum 5-month placement with a company or laboratory either in France or abroad.
The Region
Lyon is located in the south-east of France, on the confluence of the Rhône and the Saône Rivers. It stands on a geographical crossroads, to the North of the natural corridor of the Rhône valley (which stretches from Lyon to Marseille). With the Lyon-Saint Exupéry international airport and three TGV high-speed train stations, Lyon is connected to all major European cities and the world! Lyon is only 2 hours by TGV to Paris and 1hr40 to Marseille and the Mediterranean. If it's mountains you prefer, the Alps are a mere 90 minutes away by car, the Massif Central only 30 minutes away.
Historically, Lyon is an industrial city and therefore houses many petrochemical industries along the Saône and Rhône Rivers, in the so-called ‘chemistry corridor’.
Lyon is also the city with the second largest number of students in France, with three universities and many engineering schools.
In terms of its population, it’s the 3rd biggest city in France, with over 470,000 inhabitants, and the second largest agglomeration after Paris (2 million inhabitants).
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